SANTA CLARITA, Calif.,
Oct. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Princess Cruises, a leading international premium cruise
line, announced it will extend its award-winning Captain's Circle
Loyalty program to guests of all ages. The extension of the loyalty
program marks Princess Cruises as the first and only cruise line
providing youth passengers with Elite status complimentary
Wi-Fi.
In celebration of this milestone, Princess Cruises is rejoicing
its most-traveled youth guests: nine-year-old Wyatt Wilkinson, the youth guest with the most
cruises at 46; and 15-year-old Alexis
Lavoie, the youth guest with 538 total days at sea.
Los Angeles-native Wilkinson
was just a year-old baby when he starting cruising and traveled to
the Mexican Riviera with his grandmother Renate Wilkinson, who introduced him to the joys
of seagoing travel. In fact, he's sailed to his favorite
destination – Alaska – three times
in the last three years alone.
A Canadian resident of north Montreal, Lavoie started earning his sea days
cruising at just four-years old. He sailed on a World Cruise in
2009 onboard Tahitian Princess and another World Cruise in 2011
with Pacific Princess. He also completed a 60-day South America cruise in 2013 onboard Grand
Princess.
"We know travel enriches our guests by inspiring them to connect
with new people in far off destinations while immersing themselves
in new cultures," said Jan Swartz,
Princess Cruises president. "By extending the benefits of our
Captain's Circle Loyalty Program to our youth guests, they will
remain more connected than ever to their friends and family and
continue to share their joy of cruising with the world."
As Elite members of the Captain's Circle loyalty program,
Wilkinson and Lavoie now enjoy all the benefits of the program,
which are currently being rolled out to all youth guests. From the
appropriate loyalty level color displayed on their OceanMedallion
and cruise card, to complimentary Wi-Fi, priority embarkation and
complimentary laundry, more details can be found here:
https://book.princess.com/captaincircle.
A detailed Q&A with Wilkinson and Lavoie including their
favorite destinations, onboard features and meals follows:
From all your cruises with Princess, what is your favorite
destination and why?
WW: Alaska because the
nature is so beautiful.
AL: My favorite destination is still Cozumel because of
the vast selection of beach activities.
What is your favorite part about Camp Discovery Youth
& Teen Center?
WW: Arts and crafts.
AL: My favorite part of the teen center is that it allows me
to meet other kids my age.
Do you have any advice for young travelers taking their
first cruise?
WW: Go to the Youth & Teen Center!
AL: My advice to any young travelers would be to get out of
your room so you can make a lot of friends.
Have you tried OceanMedallion? What is your favorite
part?
WW: I love the interactive portal screens with all the
different OceanTagalong sea creatures I can name.
AL: I like the fact that the OceanMedallion has my door
ready to open when I arrive. It makes it very easy as I do not
have to search for a cruise card. Also, the New MedallionNet is
super-fast and allows me to stream and stay in touch with my
friends.
Where will you cruise next?
WW: A Thanksgiving Day cruise to Mexico onboard Royal Princess.
AL: My next cruise will be two weeks at Christmas and New
Years on the brand new Sky Princess. I look forward to this new
ship.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available
through a professional travel advisor, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS
(1-800-774-6237), or by visiting the company's website
at www.princess.com.
About Princess Cruises
One of the best-known names in
cruising, Princess Cruises is the fastest growing international
premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 18 modern
cruise ships, carrying two million guests each year to 380
destinations around the globe, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera,
Europe, South America, Australia/New
Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, Asia,
Canada/New England, Antarctica and World Cruises. A team of
professional destination experts have curated 170 itineraries,
ranging in length from three to 111 days and Princess Cruises is
continuously recognized as "Best Cruise Line for
Itineraries."
In 2017 Princess Cruises, with parent company Carnival
Corporation, introduced MedallionClass Vacations enabled by the
OceanMedallion, the vacation industry's most advanced wearable
device, provided free to each guest sailing on a MedallionClass
ship. The award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to a
hassle-free, personalized vacation giving guests more time to do
the things they love most. MedallionClass Vacations will be
activated on five ships by the end of 2019. An activation plan will
continue across the global fleet in 2020 and beyond.
Princess Cruises continues its multi-year, "Come Back New
Promise" – a $450 million-dollar
product innovation and cruise ship renovation campaign that will
continue to enhance the line's onboard guest experience. These
enhancements result in more moments of awe, lifetime memories and
meaningful stories for guests to share from their cruise vacation.
The product innovations include partnerships with award-winning
Chef Curtis Stone; engaging
entertainment inspired shows with Broadway-legend Stephen Schwartz; immersive activities for the
whole family from Discovery and Animal Planet that include
exclusive shore excursions to onboard activities; the ultimate
sleep at sea with the award-winning Princess Luxury Bed and
more.
Two new Royal-class ships are currently under construction -
Enchanted Princess, scheduled for delivery in June 2020, followed by Discovery Princess in
November 2021. Princess previously
announced that two new (LNG) ships which will be the largest ships
in the Princess fleet, accommodating approximately 4,300 guests are
planned for delivery in 2023 and 2025. Princess now has four ships
arriving over the next five years between 2020 and 2025. The
company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;
NYSE:CUK).
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